Dartmouth Commons Takes Root
Saturday, September 27th, 10 am - 2 pmLeighton Dillman Park, Dartmouth, NS (Nearest the Park Avenue Entrance)Come celebrate the Dartmouth Commons with a day of food, entertainment for all ages, music,...
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Northwest Atlantic Blue Whale
The blue whale is history's largest animal, larger even than the dinosaurs. At 33 metres in length, a little over 100 feet, blue whales are roughly equivalent to three school buses parked end to end....
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Congrats to the Russell Lake Takes Root raffle winner!
Congrats to Paul who won the raffle prize from Russell Lake Takes Root 2. He takes home a fall yard-care package from Kent, Russell Lake, consisting of a battery powered leaf blower/mulcher, electric...
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Halifax Diverse Walks the spooky side of Halifax - Oct. 29th
This October we're taking a walk on the spookier side of things in the Halifax Commons area. We're going to be guided by expert historian and author, Blair Beed, who will show us the area around and...
View ArticleBlue Whale Campaign Dinner!
Join the Blue Whale Campaign in building public support for increased protection of our threatened gulf ecosystem and a moratorium on oil and gas development in these waters. On Saturday, November 1st...
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Name a Whale Challenge
Name a Whale ChallengeYou are a marine biologist. Today, you are riding the waves of the Gulf of St Lawrence, scanning the surface for signs of whales. You’ve been studying them for years, so you...
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Dartmouth Commons Takes Root makes a splash!
On October 18th, we hosted a tree and shrub planting in the Dartmouth Commons with the support of numerous community members who came out to assist, as well as city staff and elected representatives...
View ArticleFamily Earth Expo - Charlottetown - Sat. April 25, 2015
2015 Charlottetown Family Earth Expo, Saturday, April 25th from 12:30 - 4 PM at The PEI Farm Centre ... all-ages event with information booths, music, food, activities, and workshops on environmental...
View ArticleMeeting the Wild Children of PEI
A second Sierra Club Wild Child Nature Immersion Program is underway in PEI, only this time: it’s winter fun! It is truly an amazing experience to slow down and let our imaginations wonder. At one...
View ArticleThe Taste of a Tree!
I journey my way through Charlottetown, meeting some of the most interesting individuals with the most profound messages and ideas you could imagine encountering. What do I do? I play with kids in...
View ArticleFilm Screening & Discussion: “Project Wild Thing”
In Nova Scotia & PEI Film Screening & Discussion: “Project Wild Thing” In Halifax March 4th Wednesday, March 11 snow date at the Museum of Natural History, 7-8:30 with partners the Young...
View ArticleWait, were these alive before?!
Two weeks of stormy, cold, snowy weather can put quite the damper on outdoor fun... so sometimes you have to bring “the wild” inside! On the days where it is too cold for the little ones to venture...
View ArticleWild Child and the Community
The last two weeks has really shown me that there is a large amount of community interest and support to get children back into nature. Perhaps you saw the segment on CBC’s Compass with Boomer or made...
View ArticleFeeding Birds, Signs of Spring, “Guess Who?”, and Farewell Visits
The last two weeks have concluded my scheduled visits for Wild Child (although I do have make-up visits scheduled for next week due to all the snow days!). These weeks have been really fun. I have...
View ArticleWild Child Forest School Announces Fall Programing to Get Kids Active Outside
If you think today’s children’s are spending too much time indoors, you’re not alone. In response to concerns that increasing numbers of today’s kids are more disconnected from the natural world than...
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Off on New Adventures!
I'm so excited to start this adventure with the children of PEI!
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It's as Easy as Getting Outside.
Wild Child is all about learning the art of being in nature. We work to help the children deepen the understanding of the world they sense, and build up the knowledge of connection a little bit at a...
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What the day meant to me ...
I remember the first time I talked to a fiery Mary Gorman on the phone, as a new staff person at the Atlantic Canada office, her impassioned narrative about the need to protect the Gulf of St. Lawrence...
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Sierra Club, SOSS Disappointed as Corridor Granted Third Free License...
Sierra Club Canada Foundation and the Save Our Seas and Shores (SOSS) Coalition are deeply disappointed that a third extension has been granted for Corridor Resources’ exploration lease in the Gulf of...
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